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[Q] S3 i747 vs i747m

Hi,
I find the i747 vs the i747m issue quite confusing. Could someone in the know, please explain what the differences are (software/hardware). My S3 is the i747m (Canadian), rooted and CWM installed, but it is unbranded. I presently use the android 4.1.1, I would like to update to something a bit newer, but after many hours of reading, I'm still unsure as to which software to use. I have tried a couple of the roms listed on XDA, but get a consistent "Status 7" error when trying to flash.
Thanks for any educational comments.

Magaboo said:
Hi,
I find the i747 vs the i747m issue quite confusing. Could someone in the know, please explain what the differences are (software/hardware). My S3 is the i747m (Canadian), rooted and CWM installed, but it is unbranded. I presently use the android 4.1.1, I would like to update to something a bit newer, but after many hours of reading, I'm still unsure as to which software to use. I have tried a couple of the roms listed on XDA, but get a consistent "Status 7" error when trying to flash.
Thanks for any educational comments.
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There is no difference in the 2 models. The 747m is the Canadian equivalent of the ATT version. Your status 7 is likely due to your bootloader being older. More information may help, such as what you are trying to flash and what you are looking for. Do you want stock or AOSP etc. Your profile says Public Mobile, is this actually your carrier?

BCSC said:
There is no difference in the 2 models. The 747m is the Canadian equivalent of the ATT version. Your status 7 is likely due to your bootloader being older. More information may help, such as what you are trying to flash and what you are looking for. Do you want stock or AOSP etc. Your profile says Public Mobile, is this actually your carrier?
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Tanks for your reply. It is appreciated. I will look into getting an updated ver of the bootloader. My present ver is, ' i747MVLDLDLK4'.
Obviously a bit out dated?! .
Mag

Magaboo said:
Tanks for your reply. It is appreciated. I will look into getting an updated ver of the bootloader. My present ver is, ' i747MVLDLDLK4'.
Obviously a bit out dated?! .
Mag
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Update to the latest 4.1.2 from your carrier and you should be able to flash what you want from there. If you are going to be moving on to 4.3, you can flash rogers, bell or telus 4.1.2 as you will need to wipe anyway.

BCSC said:
Update to the latest 4.1.2 from your carrier and you should be able to flash what you want from there. If you are going to be moving on to 4.3, you can flash rogers, bell or telus 4.1.2 as you will need to wipe anyway.
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Thanks again, BCSC. I'll follow your recommendation as time permits.
Mag

[Q]F180K Optimus G localized via flashing to E975

just recently, I bought a Korean Optimus G for a sweet price. now I'm thinking of rooting it and installing a custom rom.
problem is, it's an F180K but was localized by conversion to E975. How do i go about doing this, do I flashback to F180K (if that's possible) or can i continue and flash E975 ROMs on this converted-F180K?
also, I'm currently using an LTE sim but not getting any LTE, could the conversion be the cause? how do I fix it?
thanks in advance for the help! on a side note, which (in your opinion) is the smoothest and fastest rom that doesn't eat up too much space (is that possible) and gives the best battery life. preference of qualities are in that order.

I also own an F180K bought from Korea. What i can tell you is that this model has only LTE 900 and LTE 1800 bands. So even if you can and will convert back its possible not to fix your LTE issue.
Regarding the roms ( this is my opinion only ) i couldn't find any rom to beat the stock. I tried many of them about 5-6 months ago. Now might be different. So my opinion is that Stock rom with root access and greenify beats everything.

oh. so that's why i'm not getting any LTE. My carrier's LTE network runs on 2100. sucks -.-
anyway, know how I can convert back to stock F180K? Can I use E975 ROMs for my F180K or only the ones tailor made for the F180K?
thanks for the reply btw, I was beginning to lose hope. anyway, what version is stock on? I'd like 4.4 KitKat but if it's still on 4.3 then I'll still have to think about it.
I also heard stock F180K has a lot of korean stuff despite changing language to english, this true?

vangeodee said:
what version is stock on? I'd like 4.4 KitKat but if it's still on 4.3 then I'll still have to think about it.
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Stock ROM is 4.1.2.
I also heard stock F180K has a lot of korean stuff despite changing language to english, this true?
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Yes.

kt-Froggy said:
Stock ROM is 4.1.2.
Yes.
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thank you, that's very informative. I'm currently on 4.1.2 although this isn't the korean version, should I go for the original F180K firmware? my software version is e97510d-ESA-XX.
I also read there are some korean stuff on the dialer in the stock firmware of the F180K, how do you get rid of those?
last question, what's in the later versions (4.2/4.3/4.4) that's not in 4.1?

vangeodee said:
that's very informative.
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Hey, I answered your questions, didn't I?
I'm currently on 4.1.2 although this isn't the korean version, should I go for the original F180K firmware? my software version is e97510d-ESA-XX.
I also read there are some korean stuff on the dialer in the stock firmware of the F180K, how do you get rid of those?
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If you want to get rid of Korean-specific features and elements in the interface (like labels on the dialer), the Korean stock ROM is not for you. The E975 ROM that you have right now should be good, but I am not sure if I understand exactly what you mean by "localized"... You can definitely use E975 ROMs on F180 (I do), but it might be a bit messy, depending on your luck. There is a lot of info here on XDA regarding F180 -> E975 conversion and related issues -- read it to understand what you are doing.
last question, what's in the later versions (4.2/4.3/4.4) that's not in 4.1?
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The last official stock version is 4.1.2, like I said before. If you want newer versions, you need custom ROMs. Note that there is an expected upgrade to 4.4.x which should come fairly soon, but hey, it's LG, so no solid ETAs. It will come when it comes...

kt-Froggy said:
Hey, I answered your questions, didn't I?
If you want to get rid of Korean-specific features and elements in the interface (like labels on the dialer), the Korean stock ROM is not for you. The E975 ROM that you have right now should be good, but I am not sure if I understand exactly what you mean by "localized"... You can definitely use E975 ROMs on F180 (I do), but it might be a bit messy, depending on your luck. There is a lot of info here on XDA regarding F180 -> E975 conversion and related issues -- read it to understand what you are doing.
The last official stock version is 4.1.2, like I said before. If you want newer versions, you need custom ROMs. Note that there is an expected upgrade to 4.4.x which should come fairly soon, but hey, it's LG, so no solid ETAs. It will come when it comes...
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well yeah, last thing since I don't think this has been answered yet, can I flash to other E975 roms from my current setup? (F180K converted to E975) or do I have to use roms made specifically for F180K devices?

[Q] Roms and Such

Hello, I haven't been on android for a really long time but i was just wondering if i buy a htc one m8 from rogers, can i use any rom or do i have to use a specific rom?

anthonyly said:
Hello, I haven't been on android for a really long time but i was just wondering if i buy a htc one m8 from rogers, can i use any rom or do i have to use a specific rom?
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Rogers is a GSM carrier .. nearly all the roms in the M8 international forums will work fine on your device
it's a good idea to update the software OTA fully before you begin the bootloader unlock / custom recovery / Rom flashing

Would that be the same for the samsung galaxy s5? If it's from rogers cause it seems like s5 has alot of models etc

anthonyly said:
Would that be the same for the samsung galaxy s5? If it's from rogers cause it seems like s5 has alot of models etc
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The s5 has locked bootloader

So does that mean if I want to get back to flashing Roms and having the most opportunity, I should get a m8?? Cause the compaptability of Roms with s5 is limited with model??(GONNA assume that's what locked boot loader means)

Aside from ROMs specifically intended for CDMA variants (Sprint & Verizon) and dual SIM variant (if there are even any ROMs) any ROMs meant for the M8 can be flashed on your Rogers variant.
Aside from the exceptions listed above, the M8 versions are identical in hardware, aside from minor cosmetic differences like carrier logos.
You might need to update your firmware to run the current ROMs (s-off required).

[Q] [q] Bell OTA + Lollipop + Custom Roms

Hey! I've been spending hours reverting my rom to stock and doing my OTAs to get to lollipop.
My phone is a Bell M8 with S-ON. I am currently up to 4.4.4 and about to do the Lollipop update. I am aware I should do sunshine on 4.4.3 but am broke right now so was just thinking of waiting until it works on Lollipop.
That being said, the current Bell OTA for Lollipop is version 4.20.666.1 (awesome numbers btw) and most roms say I need firmware 4.16.x.x.
My question is, will those roms work properly on this firmware? Or should I go back to 4.4.3 and use sunshine (I am impatient and want lollipop now, but stock roms suck.)
Thanks for the help!
edit: I found this advice in a rom thread
In future Rom releases, you may stick with your region’s firmware as long as that firmware is from the current released base, such as 5.0.1, 5.0.2, etc.
Firmware flashing is not required for every Rom update. Most of the time it is best to remain on your phone’s native firmware for best signal reception, battery life, and overall performance.
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So does that mean as long as the rom is the same version 5.0.x that I should be fine?

Ya you should be fine tuning that firmware with the Rom... Can I ask you to also please upload the ota for us ...I've been looking for it all around

danial.aw said:
Ya you should be fine tuning that firmware with the Rom... Can I ask you to also please upload the ota for us ...I've been looking for it all around
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Where do I find it I haven't update yet.. I'd you can tell me where it is located I can extract and upload it.

I have a TWRP backup of it. Would that work or probably not since the firmware isn't there.

Different BASEBAND (or RADIO or MODEM) available for D850?

I just got my G3 and love everything about it with Cloudy rom. Maybe it could be the first time I stay with a stock based rom rather than CM. However, the call signal seems to be very weak compared to my Nexus 4 (I'm using D850 on T-mobile network)..
Is there any different baseband (or whatever you call it - radio or modem), available for this phone? I would like to try some different baseband and see if there is any differences.... I looked up the whole xda but doesn't seem to have a thread like modem collection...

sociojeje said:
I just got my G3 and love everything about it with Cloudy rom. Maybe it could be the first time I stay with a stock based rom rather than CM. However, the call signal seems to be very weak compared to my Nexus 4 (I'm using D850 on T-mobile network)..
Is there any different baseband (or whatever you call it - radio or modem), available for this phone? I would like to try some different baseband and see if there is any differences.... I looked up the whole xda but doesn't seem to have a thread like modem collection...
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No there isnt
Are you running a KitKat or a Lollipop based ROM?

itsbighead said:
No there isnt
Are you running a KitKat or a Lollipop based ROM?
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Lollipop based rom. It seems that d850 is particularly poor at receiving tmobile 4g signal... It seems to be getting att one without too much problem. Is kitkat modem better? I didn't find them to be different though.

Is therr a D850 20P radio modem available somewhere??

Rudolpht said:
Is therr a D850 20P radio modem available somewhere??
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20P is only for D855, please dont randomely flash modems that you find on the internet

Thank you for the very constructive feedback No one is randomly flashing anything, with wreckless abandon as the 855 modem is usually accompanied by a warning by actually constructive posters.
How about oosting the latest 850 modem?

Rudolpht said:
Thank you for the very constructive feedback No one is randomly flashing anything, with wreckless abandon as the 855 modem is usually accompanied by a warning by actually constructive posters.
How about oosting the latest 850 modem?
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Umm if you can find the KDZ or someone whos running the latest Lollpop firmware they can probably extract it for you

Well, I started this thread and I have collected Kitkat modem and the current 20F lollipop modem for D850. It seems that these two are only available. I'm trying to upload the files but xda says the files are too big. Hopefully ATT makes some new modems to solve the issue. Compared to my other devices G3's signal is almost 10 dbm poorer than others (especially same LG made nexus 4 with 33 hybrid modem...
edit: Okay here are the links for download
for kitkat
http://www.megafileupload.com/d90m/KK_D850_Modem.zip
for lollipop
http://www.megafileupload.com/d90o/D850_20F_2.0.1.c1.13-00050_Modem.zip

Can anyone tell me the modem version of d850's 21q? is it the same as c1.13?

sociojeje said:
Well, I started this thread and I have collected Kitkat modem and the current 20F lollipop modem for D850. It seems that these two are only available. I'm trying to upload the files but xda says the files are too big. Hopefully ATT makes some new modems to solve the issue. Compared to my other devices G3's signal is almost 10 dbm poorer than others (especially same LG made nexus 4 with 33 hybrid modem...
edit: Okay here are the links for download
for kitkat
http://www.megafileupload.com/d90m/KK_D850_Modem.zip
for lollipop
http://www.megafileupload.com/d90o/D850_20F_2.0.1.c1.13-00050_Modem.zip
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Thank you.

Anyone know which modem / baseband firmware for LS991 (LG G4 sprint)? Thanks

Please check this post, its the latest one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=62977015&postcount=265

Hi. I have one of those compiled G3s with D850mainboards from Aliexpres. I cant get the GSM function running , so want to try the 850 modems. Can you refresh the modem links as mega says it is expired due inactivity? Thank you!